The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-01-27

Buy your passage tickets to or from
Germany and England at the Office of
John Franz.
TEACHERS meetings have been more
numerous and more successful this wear
than ever before.
OLD FRED WEBER pleaded for mercy
on the ground that he had never been in
a big court before
Hon. JOSEPH Villas of this city re-
celved two votes for .. S. senator at the
democratic caucus in Madison.
The shipyard is giving employment to
a large number of men this winter.
The propeller Depere visits this port
with great regularity considering the
season.
A DAUGHTER was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Max Falkenstein at Green Bay on
Friday last.
The next meeting of the Literary
Society Will be held on Friday evening
of next week.
GEo. COOPER has sold 20 Harry Smith
Of Racine oDe-fourth of the schooner
Lottie Cooper for 81, $50.
TIE rolling stock of the NJ. l.. S. &
". Ry., will be increased by the addition
of dozen new locomotives soon.
ROYAL SNIFFIN is driving the piles
necessary for the placing Of the "boxes"
to be used by the Dry Dock Company.
MONEY to loan on approved real estate
security. Enquire of
H. L. MARKHAM.
The city treasurer's tax warrant for
the collection Of taxes has been extended
forty five days by the board of aldermen.
TIE snow storm of Sunday had all the
appearance of a wicked one out it did
not result in much Of blockade after all.
TIE thaw Of last Thursday was brought
20 q sudden close that night by having
the temperature go clear down below
zero.
i MEETING of county superintendent
under the direction of State Supt.
Thayer is being held in Milwaukee this
week.
One of the finest lines of gentIemen's
fur goods ever shown in the city can now
be found at T. G. Schultz's furnishing
store.
JOHN PLANKTNToN and Alex. Mitchell
will bnild million dollar business block
on Grand Avenue, Milwaukee, in the
spring.
QUITE a heavy snow storm prevailed
on Saturday night and Sunday morning.
\ large amount of snow fell and it drifted
quite badly.
THOMAS WINDIATE has again taken
charge of the Windiate House. 1t is
said that Mr.. Smith will take charge of a
hotel at Amigo.
THg time cards do not show that any
train reaches Manitowoc from Two
Rivers in the afternoon. There is such
a train, however.
An occasional load of shiptimber is
brought to the city, mostly from point
some distance out The demand for it
far exceeds the supply.
THE January thaw set in on Friday of
last week. The snow reduced rapidly
under temperature of about 400 and a
rain with a south wind.
QUITE a number of tramps were in the
city last week. The mayor had three
calls to furnish transportation to more
congenia cIimes on Saturday.
IT is said by those who have taken
notice Of it that the present winter has
been the oldest experienced in twenty
years. And the end is not yet.
A QUANTITY of dressed turkeys were
stolen from Lohe's meat market on Mon
day evening during the brief absence of
the proprietor from the room.
We have fresh ground landplaster on
hand now for those who may want to
haul it while the roads are good.
q SCHUETTE Bros.
THERE is rome talk of enlsrging the
Branch school district and having two
| departments. There is no country dis
trict in the county more alive to progress.
A BRANCH of the Catholic knights of
Wisconsin is about to be established al
Meme Father Pitt of that place is
now taking the necessary steps for organ
ization.
AT the New York store: We sell sc
! black or brown worsted suits, including
a 81 hat, q 81 white shirt, fine tie, &
box of collars and pair of suspenders
worth in all Sl2, only S. 90 for all.
L. J. NASH has been spending couple